tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54152065109335504302017-02-08T23:54:02.041-05:00Pop Goes The WeekA healthy dose of the week in pop culture.Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-6058862018644603692009-12-22T14:10:00.001-05:002009-12-22T14:11:17.449-05:00POP GOES THE WEEK HAS MOVED!Check out the improved site at <a href="http://www.popgoestheweek.com/">www.popgoestheweek.com</a>!<br />Thanks for following!Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-26157538519391556652009-12-17T10:15:00.011-05:002009-12-17T10:43:26.863-05:00Tiger Woods As Told by the New York PostI'm may not agree with everything they write, but you can't beat the New York Post for a cover headline! You have to imagine the copyeditors every night! They must laugh their asses off! I can only imagine that what NEVER gets used is the most hysterical.<br />And so, in staying in tune with current events for the website and tv appearances, I have come to realize that there are countless puns and double entendres available in the Tiger Woods Story.<br />Who knew golf had so many opportunities for sexual innuendo?!?<br /><br />Case in point: some selected NY Post covers from the Tiger Woods story:<br /><div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416230611603461714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 433px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hTGOBideaBU/SypRC3o4llI/AAAAAAAAAV4/_O_6l3nGC7U/s400/tiger5.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416230269333444882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 419px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hTGOBideaBU/SypQu8lWmRI/AAAAAAAAAVw/fk7MaOJqCr0/s400/tiger4.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416229377469078786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 411px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hTGOBideaBU/SypP7CIUXQI/AAAAAAAAAVg/C-UfXSh3WpQ/s400/tiger3.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416229592968513794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 419px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 264px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hTGOBideaBU/SypQHk7YyQI/AAAAAAAAAVo/aMTJmpjsfV0/s400/Tiger2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416228649334639618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 437px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 249px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hTGOBideaBU/SypPQpnijAI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/QjZ9n0lSVhA/s400/Tiger1.jpg" border="0" /> <div></div><div>You can't deny they know how to write a headline!</div>Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-27197549899565442972009-12-16T17:44:00.003-05:002009-12-16T17:51:29.190-05:00Funny Guy: Mike BarishYou know when you see somebody who does something WAY funnier than you and you're slightly annoyed at yourself, and then jealous of them, but ultimately excited at seeing someone being so damned hysterical?<br /><br />My fascination with the SkyRest Pillow and all things Skymall has led me to discover a VERY funny guy.<br /><br />His name is Mike Barish... believe it or not, I was introduced to him by the Sky Mall people. We both have a bizarre obsession with the same pillow... but he has turned his into a fantastic photo essay of sorts.<br /><br />Check out the whole thing at <a href="http://mikebarish.com/skyrest-tests/">his site.</a> <div><br /><br /><div>But here is a taste:</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415970177819508242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hTGOBideaBU/SylkLoMKfhI/AAAAAAAAAUo/L55LSKNUSZY/s400/SkyrestSubway.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415970187869087746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hTGOBideaBU/SylkMNoK6AI/AAAAAAAAAUw/WOflkhUC-ug/s400/Skyrestpool.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div></div>Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-30625590915693986552009-12-16T17:02:00.002-05:002009-12-16T17:02:54.002-05:00Help Me Understand: The Skymall Catalog<p> </p><p>I have strong opinions about Skymall. As you can see:</p><p><object id="3495" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=" height="394" width="448" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="_cx" value="11853"><param name="_cy" value="10425"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://www.nbcnewyork.com/syndication?id=79316397&amp;path=%2Fstation%2Fas-seen-on"><param name="Src" value="http://www.nbcnewyork.com/syndication?id=79316397&amp;path=%2Fstation%2Fas-seen-on"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="-1"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value=""><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="Scale" value="ShowAll"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value=""><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="false"><embed src="http://www.nbcnewyork.com/syndication?id=79316397&path=%2Fstation%2Fas-seen-on" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" height="394" width="448"></embed><p style="font-size:small">View more news videos at: <a href="http://www.nbcnewyork.com/video">http://www.nbcnewyork.com/video</a>.</p></object><br /><br /><br /></p>Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-51084165266946640262009-12-16T16:43:00.002-05:002009-12-16T16:44:37.193-05:00Al Roker Has A Stalker - A Funny One!Great spot on the Leno show about an obsessive Roker Fan.<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/4b29549ba449da7a/4b292e92c24da316/416ad953/widget.js"></script><div style="font:10px arial;width:300px;margin-top:3px;"><a href="http://www.nbc.com/Video/library/" target="_blank">Video Recaps</a> | <a href="http://www.nbc.com/Video/library/full-episodes/" target="_blank">Full Episodes</a> | <a href="http://www.nbc.com/Video/library/webisodes/" target="_blank">Webisodes</a></div>Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-49892684978165824482009-12-16T12:45:00.001-05:002009-12-16T12:56:21.113-05:00Is It Just Me?<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hTGOBideaBU/SykeXLAUcJI/AAAAAAAAAUg/ADomyJkwADU/s1600-h/avatar_love.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415893410329686162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hTGOBideaBU/SykeXLAUcJI/AAAAAAAAAUg/ADomyJkwADU/s400/avatar_love.jpg" border="0" /></a>This is a recent shot of Courtney Love. What's happening to her face?<br /><br />Meanwhile...<br /><div>Love just lost custody of her 17 year old daughter. I'm not surprised. But honestly - her daughter is 17! Couldn't she have been a good mother for ONE YEAR til she turned 18?<br /><br /><div></div></div>Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-68277967803477347352009-12-16T11:53:00.004-05:002009-12-16T12:11:17.517-05:00Why Is Dan Lacey Obsessed With Pancakes?<span style="color:#000000;">His name is Dan Lacey. He is, most would agree, quite talented at portraiture.<br />But really?? Why the pancakes?</span><br /><br /><u><span style="color:#0000ff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415879298770910370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hTGOBideaBU/SykRhxWhvKI/AAAAAAAAAT4/EyEvQZ_Qji4/s400/oprahpancake.png" border="0" /></span></u><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415879305224998002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 284px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hTGOBideaBU/SykRiJZTTHI/AAAAAAAAAUA/2l6_U4O4HzA/s400/hillarypancake.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hTGOBideaBU/SykRio4_i4I/AAAAAAAAAUI/z4KDiL9udsg/s1600-h/susanboylepancake.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415879313679420290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hTGOBideaBU/SykRio4_i4I/AAAAAAAAAUI/z4KDiL9udsg/s400/susanboylepancake.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415879318451770738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 249px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 307px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hTGOBideaBU/SykRi6qz1XI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/JQWut5WdFqE/s400/motherteresapancake.jpg" border="0" /> </div><div> </div><div>Turns out, for a lon time he was a small businessman, freelancer and comic illustrator for many years... but for some reason his attention turned to pancakes. Then, he turned to images of Barack Obama. Naked. Not surprisingly, it's gotten some attention.</div><div><br />One might argue, I wouldn't be blogging about Dan Lacey if it weren't for the pancakes.</div><div>I first discovered him when I found out he did a painting of my good friends Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb wrestling naked in syrupy pancakes. I'm not including the photo because one of them will kill me if I do. Plus, I think he made them more bootylicious in the painting than was necessary. But I suppose if they liked pancakes enough to wrestle in them, their butts would probably be bigger.</div><div></div><div>I now realize that they're in pretty good company. Oprah, Hillary Clinton, Susan Boyle and Mother Theresa.<br /></div><div>But still, I wonder, why? I hope to ask him someday.<br /><br />There's an interview with him <a href="http://www.racketmag.com/?p=636">here</a>. Sadly it offers no insight into the damn pancakes.<br /><br /></div>Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-65649729310106904842009-12-16T11:49:00.002-05:002009-12-16T11:50:16.440-05:00PopHangover.com Nails it!<div>I love <a href="http://pophangover.com/">pophangover.com/</a>. And they really hit on something with their <a href="http://pophangover.com/?p=4764">9 Funniest Celebrity Photos Of 2009</a>.<br />Here's a sample.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hTGOBideaBU/SykOohUYlmI/AAAAAAAAATo/MnYU3lV3g-Y/s1600-h/tyler.jpg"></a></div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415877178287946082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 327px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hTGOBideaBU/SykPmV7_eWI/AAAAAAAAATw/MsfnMOHLVjE/s400/tyler.jpg" border="0" /> <div></div><div><br />Not only does Steven Tyler look like your grandmother, he also looks like Janice Dickinson when you wake up at 7am and realize you went to bed with her! Walk of shame, indeed.<br />Check out their full list at the link above!</div>Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-87722689508556669122009-12-08T16:23:00.002-05:002009-12-08T16:24:01.574-05:00Is It Just Me?<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hTGOBideaBU/Sx7D5uSvNNI/AAAAAAAAATg/VWJPjYKfkVw/s1600-h/gagaChanning.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412979198592496850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 277px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hTGOBideaBU/Sx7D5uSvNNI/AAAAAAAAATg/VWJPjYKfkVw/s400/gagaChanning.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-37893893108625332902009-12-03T17:03:00.003-05:002009-12-03T17:05:32.966-05:00Real People Dancing And Smiling for A Good CauseCall it the Glee effect, and I for one dig it.<br />More and more 'real' people seem to be into making videos with dancing and singing and the shaking their asses and whatnot.<br /><br />There's something endlessly amusing to me about people who can't dance, but fearlessly do anyway. This video has received more than 2.4 million hits world-wide-web-wide, and while it's not exactly Fosse, it's for a good cause, kinda fun, and you can't deny the song is certainly catchy. (You'll probably already know the song.)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OEdVfyt-mLw&hl=en&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OEdVfyt-mLw&hl=en&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-81194517522470466722009-12-03T16:59:00.001-05:002009-12-03T17:01:00.919-05:00This is What We've BecomeObviously these two have a sense of humor... and so did the congregation!<br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VSkT5XykJzo"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed flashvars="fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" src="http://xml.truveo.com/eb/i/3501715336/a/5f62953ab8dba73576711df5b5a4d647/p/1/h/4b18340a2206be0:ec34de5e15b7764f4f4fc19824324a3e" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div style="WIDTH: 425px; HEIGHT: 14px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #315270; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="FONT-WEIGHT: 100; FONT-SIZE: 9px; COLOR: #c7d8e7; LINE-HEIGHT: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; LETTER-SPACING: 0.1em; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.truveo.com/" target="_blank">Find more videos like this on www.truveo.com.</a></div>Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-1583015284998171152009-12-02T09:42:00.002-05:002009-12-02T09:48:25.366-05:00Say WHAT? Family Ties' Meredith Baxter Comes out of Obscurity AND The ClosetWe can now change the "Family Ties" theme to:<br />"I've bet we've been together for a million years... and I'll bet you'll be a lesbian for a million more..."<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://view.picapp.com/default.aspx?term=meredith baxter&iid=5003079" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.picapp.com/ftp/Images/4/1/4/a/Academy_Of_Television_f42f.jpg?adImageId=7982109&imageId=5003079" width="394" height="594" border="0" alt="Academy Of Television Arts &amp; Sciences&apos; &quot;Father&apos;s Day Salute To TV Dads&quot;"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.js"></script><br /><br /><br />The always lovely and entertaining Meredith Baxter, formerly Meredith Baxter Birney until she divorced her husband David, has decided late in life that not only is she over David, she's over men altogether.<br /><br />Baxter bravely admitted on the Today Show that she is a lesbian.<br />Read more at <a href="http://www.nationalenquirer.com/family_ties_star_meredith_baxter_is_lesbian/celebrity/67767">The National Enquirer.com</a>Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-58137818148402718112009-12-02T09:06:00.003-05:002009-12-08T16:25:47.314-05:00Tiger Caught On Tape!Who would have thought a fender bender in your own backyard could explode into such a mess.<br /><br />Tiger woods, you know the rest blah blah car accident, blah blah gorgeous wife but still suspected of having multiple affairs, seems pretty much busted in a voicemail he left for one of his alleged mistresses.<br /><br />USweekly.com has the voicemail right <a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/hear-tiger-panic-to-mistress-my-wife-may-be-calling-you-2009212">here</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://view.picapp.com/default.aspx?term=tiger" target="_blank" iid="'7050997"><img height="364" alt="2009 Australian Masters - Day 4" src="http://cdn.picapp.com/ftp/Images/1/1/0/6/2009_Australian_Masters_383b.jpg?adImageId=7981717&amp;imageId=7050997" width="500" border="0" /></a><script src="http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /><br />He's gonna have his own one of these handed to him over this.Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-69498394692289479402009-12-01T23:40:00.002-05:002009-12-01T23:45:20.912-05:00Tiger ReEnactment Not To Be Missed!Thanks to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/tvnewser.com">Tvnewser.com</a> for this great link... an overseas news organization's compelling re-enactment of the Tiger Woods story - complete with computer animation of Tiger and his wife!<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7i5FlC1MpkE&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7i5FlC1MpkE&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-47159412970660945672009-12-01T11:36:00.003-05:002009-12-01T11:50:27.081-05:00Hulk Hogan Getting Married! America Didn't Know He Was Dating!Sorry to disappoint all you single ladies, but someone else is "putting a ring on it."<br />A future Mrs. Hulk Hogan is in the works...<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/default.aspx?term=hulk" target="_blank" iid="'7126507"><img style="WIDTH: 290px; HEIGHT: 368px" height="593" alt="Hulk Hogan&apos;s Hulkamania Tour Hits Perth" src="http://cdn.picapp.com/ftp/Images/3/5/5/3/Hulk_Hogans_Hulkamania_5f26.jpg?adImageId=7965452&amp;imageId=7126507" width="500" border="0" /></a></p><div align="left"><script src="http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.js" type="text/javascript"></script><em> Are those wedding bells I hear? Or are my ears ringing from all the blows to the head?</em><br /><br />I'm sorry -but if someone ever told me that Hulk Hogan would be getting this many headlines in the year 2009, I truly wouldn't believe them. I would have filed them under the category of 'millennium bug conspiracy theorists' and those people who think Elvis is still alive. </div><br /><br /><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">But there is actual Hulk Hogan "news" - he is marrying again. (America didn't even know he was dating!) But this time to a christian girlfriend who doesn't like to read newspapers and probably hates 'rude people.'</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left">According to a <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/11/30/exclusive-hulk-hogan-wants-marry-christian-girlfriend/?test=faces">FoxNews.com article:</a></div><div align="left">“If you’re in my home and watching TV, you have to watch the science channel or the history channel or cartoons..."</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left">The cartoons line certainly brought my impression of her down a bit.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> <br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">The wrestler also claims he hates confrontation of any kind. (Unless, I imagine, he's doing it for lots and lots of money.) I mean, he's a wrestler, right? Isn't that slightly confrontational?</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div>Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-44498103656322703952009-12-01T11:07:00.004-05:002009-12-01T11:56:12.464-05:00Adam Opens UpAdam Lambert, the uber-sensation who was performing a week ago at the American Music Awards and simulated some man on man sexual activity is reaping some rewards in the form of publicity and record sales ... today he talks to Ellen about how he feels about the incident.<br />Check it out <a href="http://ellen.warnerbros.com/?mediaKey=c9bbbf43-e795-4212-b8ea-d2f71fe95d1b&amp;isShareURL=true">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://view.picapp.com/default.aspx?term=adam" target="_blank" iid="'7132029"><img style="WIDTH: 391px; HEIGHT: 611px" height="713" alt="Adam Lambert Steps Out In NYC!" src="http://cdn.picapp.com/ftp/Images/0/9/9/3/Adam_Lambert_Steps_3d5e.jpg?adImageId=7965665&amp;imageId=7132029" width="500" border="0" /></a><script src="http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /><br />Liza Minelli looks great! Oh ... sorry. Adam Looks Great!<br /><br />Let's face it - musicians love to press our buttons... remember when Sinead O'Connor ripped up a photo of the Pope? Or when Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunctioned? This is hardly a new phenomenon.<br /><br />Interestingly enough, at 8pm on virtually every channel, there are commercials for prescription drugs that talk about maintaining an erection, or lubricant that makes people moan and scream.<br /><br />I suppose if you are going to be offended about this, there's little you can do to change that.<br /><br />Yes, TV is a wild, unpredictable, often shocking medium. If you want to always be understimlated, you might consider books, or simply avoiding awards shows.Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-47200483894221631342009-11-25T10:53:00.002-05:002009-11-25T10:56:15.709-05:00Sesame Street's Swipe at Fox NewsAs mentioned, I love the Muppets... one might argue that Bill O'Reilly is somewhat right in that there is a subtle swipe at Fox News here... that said, I agree with Sesame Workshop! It's worth it to engage the adults.<br />Fun video clip below:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bw8svQUp4c4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bw8svQUp4c4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-69852914819547714342009-11-25T10:49:00.002-05:002009-11-25T10:52:03.397-05:00Disturbing And Powerful<a href="Planestupid.com">Planestupid.com</a> is using a shocking tactic to tell people about the greenhouse gases emitted during air travel.<br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fxis7Y1ikIQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=0"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fxis7Y1ikIQ&hl=en&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />Even when something is computer generated, it can still be shocking and upsetting to watch.<br /><br />Message received.Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-15107281889778528362009-11-25T10:46:00.000-05:002009-11-25T10:49:38.867-05:00Too Awesome Not To PostI'll admit it - I love anything involving the Muppets.<br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tgbNymZ7vqY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=0"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tgbNymZ7vqY&hl=en&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />This Muppet Version of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is currently the most searched, sent and clicked viral video on the web.<br />It's not to be missed. I also appreciate the cleverness of using Animal to just ramble "Mama" over all the lyrics involving "I just killed a man, put a gun up to his head, pulled the trigger now he's dead" blah dee blah.Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-56183008122354796192009-11-20T13:38:00.003-05:002009-11-20T14:17:20.471-05:00Oprah's Next Move<a href="http://view.picapp.com/default.aspx?term=oprah&amp;iid=6954151" target="_blank"><img style="WIDTH: 313px; HEIGHT: 391px" height="700" alt="2009 AFI Film Festival Premiere of Precious" src="http://cdn.picapp.com/ftp/Images/c/b/5/f/2009_AFI_Film_6358.JPG?adImageId=7677498&amp;imageId=6954151" width="500" border="0" /></a><script src="http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /><em>'Even I can't believe how rich I am!'</em><br /><em></em><br />Oprah's packing up her syndicated show bags (in 2011) and moving... but not far.<br />Ask anybody - ask her <strong>dog,</strong> for crying out loud, and they'll tell you that she's more than likely going to set up shop at her own network, which not so coincidentally will have launched earlier in 2010.<br /><br />Her world domination continues...<br /><br />More <a href="http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/tv/2009/11/20/11834126.html">HERE...</a>Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-33026236171746744882009-11-20T12:39:00.004-05:002009-11-20T12:47:36.147-05:00The "Chicken Selects Defense"<div align="left"><br />I know there is nothing funny about this story. But it defies explanation.<br />Diane Schuler was this woman in New York who allegedly drove drunk and killed eight people in a wrong-way crash. She too was killed. Horrific tragedy.<br /><br />Her family, who contends she was NOT high or drunk when she was killed, is being sued... and their lawyer contends that Diane could NOT have been drunk or high! Why? She gave a VERY COMPLICATED order at the McDonalds Drive Thru just before the crash.<br /><br /><a href="http://view.picapp.com/default.aspx?term=mcdonald" target="_blank" iid="'3919250"><img style="WIDTH: 345px; HEIGHT: 245px" height="333" alt="McDonald&apos;s Same Store Sales Up 7.1 Percent In January" src="http://cdn.picapp.com/ftp/Images/6/3/b/6/McDonalds_Same_Store_791b.jpg?adImageId=7676076&amp;imageId=3919250" width="500" border="0" /></a><script src="http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /><br />Um. Yes. That's right.<br />The attorney says that she ordered chicken selects during breakfast time - which ANY McDonalds connoisseur, (moi) can tell you they don't sell in the morning. BUT the lawyer says Diane KNEW that... and the fact that she was lucid enough to beg for the chicken selects is proof enough she wasn't trippin.'<br /><br />Where is Matlock when you need him?<br /><br />The full story <a href="http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Taconic-Mom-Wasnt-Drunk-in-McDonalds-Before-Crash-Investigator-70608397.html">HERE.</a></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">And finally, an addendum:</div><div align="left">I was distraught when McDonald's first introduced the Chicken Selects - touting them as more 'real' meat (or something like that.) WHA? I like my processed McNuggets, thank you - don't rub your fancy white meat selects in my face.</div>Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-83933873020399703782009-11-19T16:38:00.004-05:002009-11-19T16:43:33.499-05:00Dakota - Why is She Growing Up While I Remain Ageless?You know what's hard? You know what your parents never warn you about? That someday, a child star you grew up with thinking 'Oh they're such a cute kid' is going to grow up - and be, like, a <strong>woman</strong>, while you were thinking you yourself had never gotten any older.<br /><br /><div align="center">Case in point, Dakota Fanning:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://view.picapp.com/default.aspx?term=dakota" target="_blank" iid="'7070313"><img height="594" alt="'Premiere" src="http://cdn.picapp.com/ftp/Images/c/1/2/d/Premiere_Of_Summit_e96c.jpg?adImageId=7647824&amp;imageId=7070313" width="386" border="0" /></a><script src="http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /></div><div align="center">Stunning!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br />I met Dakota Fanning while doing a shoot on the set of "Dreamer" - when she was, as they say, knee high to a grasshopper or something. She was charming and articulate, and obviously a gifted actress. How come she is growing up and I remain ageless?</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div>Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-12633918065650745042009-11-19T16:24:00.002-05:002009-11-19T16:32:25.686-05:00This is How Many Dollars Nic Cage Has Now:<p align="center"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/default.aspx?term=nic" target="_blank" iid="'1913209"><img height="344" alt="Nicolas Cage" src="http://cdn.picapp.com/ftp/Images/1/c/d/3/Nicolas_Cage_92fc.jpg?adImageId=7647147&amp;imageId=1913209" width="500" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><script src="http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /> <span style="font-size:85%;">Wanna have dinner? You're buyin.'</span><br /><br /><br />How many cars Nic Cage had: 22.<br />How many cars you need: 1 or 2.<br /><br />How many yachts Nic Cage reportedly had: 4<br />How many yachts you need: probably none, but let's go with 1.<br /><br />How many castles Nic Cage had: 2<br />How many castles ... oh you get the idea.<br /><br />Most of us never come into this kind of money. While fantasizing about winning the lottery, I always tell myself I'll never become one of those sad stories about the person who just didn't know how to manage all that wealth and pissed it all away.<br /><br />Nic Cage won the career lottery, and he has become that person.<br /><br />Read about it everywhere. Or at <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/11/17/nicolas.cage.lawsuit/">CNN.</a><br /><br /><br /></div>Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-29078407269409144192009-11-19T16:23:00.002-05:002009-11-19T16:23:45.817-05:00Wishing Charo a Cuchi Cuchi Quickie Recovery!!Full Disclosure: I am personal friends with Charo.I adore her and stay in touch with her every few months, since working with her a number of years ago.So I'm sorry to see that Charo suffered a leg injury recently... as evidenced by this photo:<br /><p align="center"><a href="http://view.picapp.com/default.aspx?term=charo&amp;iid=7035632" target="_blank"><img style="WIDTH: 388px; HEIGHT: 610px" height="688" alt="Charo Wears A Brace At A Med Building In LA" src="http://cdn.picapp.com/ftp/Images/c/c/d/0/Charo_Wears_A_c7c0.jpg?adImageId=7646733&amp;imageId=7035632" width="500" border="0" /></a></p>To the left of Charo is her sister - a talented seamstress who makes many of those sexy-wexy costumes you see her in all the time... notice the resemblance? Remarkable!<br />Thankfully, Charo is more than capable of entertaining folks with her incredible Flamenco Guitar talents... don't count her out!Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5415206510933550430.post-49952597461227901002009-11-15T19:42:00.002-05:002009-11-15T21:21:43.104-05:00When Does She Technically Begin "Going Rogue"?<div><br /></div><a href="http://view.picapp.com/default.aspx?term=sarah%20palin&amp;iid=5319760" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.picapp.com/ftp/Images/e/c/d/0/Gov_Sarah_Palin_6f0c.JPG?adImageId=7506100&amp;imageId=5319760" width="500" height="786" border="0" alt="Gov. Sarah Palin" /></a><div><a href="http://view.picapp.com/default.aspx?term=sarah%20palin&amp;iid=5319760" target="_blank"></a>"Thanks for flying 'Alaska Airlines.' There's going to be some turbulence."<br /><div><br /></div><div>The drama continues with the Palinator... Oddly enough, despite calling her tome "Going Rogue," much of the book centers around accusations that she was always doing what campaign staffers told her to do... resulting in a virtual comedy of errors. (Which begs the question - when was, or is, she 'going rogue' - when she constantly blames everything she says and does on other people reportedly pulling the strings?</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/books/15book.html?_r=1&amp;bl">The New York Times</a> has the background on the expression, which apparently arose from Palin's departures from Campaign advice... but more and more stories on the book point to the fact that more often that not, at least according to Palin, she did what she was told.</div><div>(Of course, the "It wasn't me - it was them" excuse seems squarely directed at what went wrong rather than what went right.)</div><div><br /></div><div>Then there's the infamous interview she did with Katie Couric...</div><div>According to <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/politics/sarah_palin_on_katie_couric_i_almost_started_to_feel_sorry_for_her_143152.asp">TVnewser,</a> Palin claims she was essentially forced, (or assertively convinced) to do with Katie by her staffer, who claimed Katie had 'low self esteem' since taking the evening news job. Suddenly Palin claims she 'felt sorry for her,' and conceded to the interview.</div><div>What Palin doesn't seem to be able to explain away is why she did so horribly with the multi part interview, (during none of which does Katie seem the least bit insecure, I might add.)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><br /><br />Because everyone loves an encore - the Couric Interview...<br /><embed src="http://cnettv.cnet.com/av/video/cbsnews/atlantis2/player-dest.swf" flashvars="linkUrl=http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4476649n&amp;tag=related;photovideo&amp;releaseURL=http://cnettv.cnet.com/av/video/cbsnews/atlantis2/player-dest.swf&amp;videoId=50054797,50079592,50079587,50079588,50079589,50079590,50079591&amp;partner=news&amp;vert=News&amp;si=254&amp;autoPlayVid=false&amp;name=cbsPlayer&amp;allowScriptAccess=always&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;embedded=y&amp;scale=noscale&amp;rv=n&amp;salign=tl" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="324" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/">Watch CBS News Videos Online</a>Brian Balthazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11646351388839018690noreply@blogger.com0